I don’t think it’s usually employed to justify moral nihilism so much as to tell people to shut up and not take human problems so seriously—when in fact human problems are all that matters. It strikes me as a secular cognate of the way religion frequently calls for “humility”.
I notice I am confused, and I do get a sense of insignificance/wonderment when looking at the night sky.
Are there actually people who use the size of the universe to justify moral nihilism?
I don’t think it’s usually employed to justify moral nihilism so much as to tell people to shut up and not take human problems so seriously—when in fact human problems are all that matters. It strikes me as a secular cognate of the way religion frequently calls for “humility”.
Maybe the specific example I cite is a bit farfetched, but the general principle of “ex naturalistic fallacy quodlibet” is sound.